1880 – Household Stores Association, King Street West, Manchester

“The site of these new premises is in King-street West, better known as Lower King-street. The building is in the Italian style with the main front towards King-street. It is five storeys in height and is built of Yorkshire stone in the lower portions, the upper storey built of brick with stone dressings. The main entrance is at the corner of King-street and Southgate. The entrance vestibule is floored with marble concrete, which with the German tiles and marble concrete on the wall of the entrance to the hotel, has been supplied by Messrs. Patteson. On each floor is a central area, octagonal in form, with a rooflight over. On the top floor are arranged the kitchen offices. The building is heated by hot-water apparatus supplied by Mr. R. R. Gibb of Liverpool. An hydraulic table hoist for the lifting of heavy goods has been fixed by Messrs. E. T. Bellhouse & Co. Messrs J. Bailey & Co. of Salford have supplied three of their water motors on the horizontal cylinder principle to drive the chopping and grinding machinery. Messrs. Neill & Sons were the general contractors for the building and for the fittings and fixtures; and the sub-contractors were:- Mr P. Hodkinson, brickwork; Messrs Ellis & Hinchcliffe, masonry; Messrs Longden & Co., ironwork; Mr H. Lightfoot, plumbing and glazing; Mr. George Kirkley, slating, Mr. Harwood, plastering and painting. Mr. Edward Wood has acted as clerk of Works. ”
The Building News, January 16th 1880.